More than 150 years have passed since the first Irish and Italian immigrants settled in Cockeysville, seeking employment and a place to call home. Businesses and schools were established around the great kilns and quarries. To care for the spiritual needs of the people, Reverend Thomas O'Neill held Mass in the home of John Clarke. Eventually, Mr. Clarke donated land and stone for the construction of St. Joseph church. Father Lenaghan later added to church the familiar stone bell tower.

When St. Joseph celebrated its Centennial, it was a "small, country parish." Growth made new demands, and in 1959, a new school year began with 462 students and a renovated parish hall. In 1966, Mass was celebrated in a new, enlarged church. Monsignor Paul Cook, Pastor since 1977, renovated the rectory and grounds, and in the early 90's, added new stained glass windows to the church. In 1999, new buildings were constructed to serve as a center for ministry and education.

Today, St. Joseph's remains a dynamic and diverse community. With a spacious, modern facility and varied, innovative ministries, we seek to care for the spiritual needs of all parishioners while honoring our roots and traditions.

Our parish cares about you. We want to make sure that you are served to the best of our abilities, and we are honored to have the opportunity to share with you a little bit about our parish staff!

Our Pastor

Msgr. Paul Cook, Pastor pcook@sjpmd.org

Pastor of St. Joseph’s since 1977, I recently celebrated my fiftieth anniversary as a priest. I am a Baltimore, Maryland native and a graduate of St. Charles College of Catonsville. I graduated from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and Loyola University of Chicago and hold Master’s degrees both in philosophy and in religious education. I also hold a licentiate in theology. As the Pastor, I carry responsibility for parish ministry, the supervision of all staff members, the overall administration of both the parish and school, and I receive the recommendations of the Parish Council and our Finance Committee.
 

Our Parish Staff

Fr. Gonzalo Cadavid-Rivera, Associate Pastor grivera@sjpmd.org

I was born in Medellin, Colombia (South America). I earned degrees in Civil Law and a doctorate in Constitutional and Administrative law in my native Country. After working with the Colombian government for six years I moved to the United States in 2005 to become the first Latino seminarian for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. I did my theological studies at Mount St. Mary’s and I was ordained on June 13, 2009 in Baltimore. Now, I am happy to begin my priestly ministry in this beautiful community of St. Joseph Parish.

Mr. Robert “Bob” Hettchen, Chief of Operations bhettchen@sjpmd.org

I am the Chief of Operations at St. Joseph Parish. I supervise the office and maintenance staff, and make sure that the parish facilities and grounds are safe and effective. A parishioner for over thirty years, I, and my wife Connie, are residents of Parkton, Maryland. Prior to joining the staff, I owned and operated H&H Testing, a professional electrical testing and acceptance firm.
 

Mrs. Judi Keys, Special Projects jkeys@sjpmd.org

I am a native of Baltimore County and my husband, Marion, and I have been living in the Hunt Valley area since 1982. I am currently serving at St. Joseph Parish in a part-time capacity as Administrative Assistant for Special Projects. My responsibilities include coordinating publication of the parish newsletter, The Joseph, and other special parish publications as well as involvement in development projects such as the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. I recently retired from the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier in Hunt Valley where I served as Parish Administrator and Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation for more than 19 years. I hold a bachelor’s degree from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and a Masters in theology from the Ecumenical Institute at St. Mary’s Seminary & University.

Ms. Ann Marie Labin, Parish Nurse, Pastoral Associate alabin@sjpmd.org

I am a native of Buffalo, New York, and have lived in the Timonium area and have been a parishioner of St. Joseph Parish since 1973. I have a Bachelors degree in Nursing from Towson University and have been working as a Registered Nurse since 1976. Presently, I am attending graduate courses at St. Mary’s Seminary Ecumenical Institute of Theology. I have been involved in many different ministries within the parish, especially Children and Youth ministries. As the Pastoral Associate for Health Ministry/Parish Nurse, I coordinate the current health ministry programs and hope to expand the programs and projects to include the holistic health approach, in order to meet the body, mind and spiritual needs of the parishioners.

Mr. Joseph Liberto, Media & Technology Ministries Coordinator jliberto@sjpmd.org

A Cockeysville native, I have served on the parish staff since 1999. I am a graduate of Loyola High school, and hold a BA in Business from the Sellinger school at Loyola University Maryland and a Masters' of Arts in Nonprofit Management from the College of Notre Dame. I am currently working on a Masters of Arts in Theology at St. Mary's Seminary. I have authored two books having to do with technology and non-profit organizations.

I am highly collaborative. I see much of my role here as a story-teller, and a weaver of people. Through my ministry, I want to reach out to our parish through media, and communications technology. I love to open new doors for our parishioners and for those who may want to more fully experience their faith, and to search for ways to strengthen our parish through sharing, better education, community outreach, and opportunities for fellowship.

Sr. Rose Lindner, SSND, Social Ministries rlindner@sjpmd.org

I am a native of Washington, DC, and am the Pastoral Associate here at St. Joseph Parish. My specific responsibilities are in the parish Outreach program of Social Action, as well as general pastoral duties. I received my bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph College and a Masters in Counseling from Trinity College. Before coming to St. Joseph, I was the Coordinator of Parish Social Ministry at St. Bernadette’s Parish in Severn, MD.

Mrs. Marie Lybolt, Director of Religious Education mlybolt@sjpmd.org

I am a native of Harrisburg, PA, but am not a stranger to Baltimore. Receiving my undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, I taught at St. Charles School in Pikesville. After studying for my Master’s degree in Liturgical Studies at Catholic University, I taught religion at Seton High School and was the religion department chairperson at Seton-Keough High School. My most recent position was as the Director of Religious Education at Ss Peter and Paul Church in West Virginia. I am currently the Director of Religious Education for the parish.

Sr. Anne O'Donnell, RSM, Principal aodonnell@sjpmd.org

I have been the principal of St. Joseph School since 1972, and am a member of the Sisters of Mercy. I am a native of Washington DC, and am an alumna of Mount St. Agnes College, from which I earned my Bachelor’s degree. I hold a Master’s degree in education from Loyola College. At St. Joseph School I am responsible for the supervision of all academic and religious programs, personnel matters, and student activities of the school.

Mrs. Kathleen Paul, Coordinator of Youth Ministries kpaul@sjpmd.org

I am a native of Philadelphia, PA. I graduated from the University of Scranton with a Bachelor’s in English and Communications. After graduating, I travelled to Mexico City to serve as a Youth Minister at an orphanage for girls from the street. There, I formed lasting friendships and a love for Mexican culture and the Spanish language. I returned and worked as a high school Spanish teacher at Freire Charter School in Philadelphia. Now, I am the coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry at St. Joseph Parish.

Mr. Ed Shipley, Director of Music eshipley@sjpmd.org

I have been teaching in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for 33 years, the last 23 years has been at The Catholic High School of Baltimore. I received my formal training in music and drama at Towson University and Morgan State University. I have taught vocal music, music history, history of jazz, musical theatre, music theory, piano class, speech, drama, world art, technology and directed, music directed and conducted many musical in the Baltimore area. I have also been the Artistic Director for the Celebration of the Arts hosted by the Archdiocese of Baltimore-Division of Schools for the last six years. I have been Director of Music at the Basilica of the Assumption and for the last 25 years at St. Joseph. During this time the music ministry at St. Joseph has almost tripled in size.

Mr. Ed Sullivan, Deacon esullivan@sjpmd.org

I am a native of Boston, a 1958 graduate of MIT, and a lifelong Red Sox fan. After a 30 year career at Bethlehem Steel’s Sparrows Point Plant, I decided to shift gears and was ordained a deacon in 1996 and assigned to St. Joseph’s where I and my family have been parishioners since 1972. Along with my wife, Kathy, we have been Marriage Preparation moderators since 1975 and I now direct the parish program. I am, also, an advocate-procurator for the Tribunal, assisting those seeking annulments.

The Parish Office

Ms. Maureen Clark mclark@sjpmd.org

I have been a registered member of St. Joseph’s Parish since 1981. My children graduated from the school, and my late husband is buried here. I am a Eucharist Minister, a member of the Health Ministry Committee and the Environment Committee.

I have been gainfully employed at St. Joseph’s Parish for the past six years as a receptionist in the Parish Office. In greeting all persons, I try to live out the Mission Statement of St. Joseph Parish: Joyfully Welcoming Christ in Everyone.
 

Ms. Annette Huber ahuber@sjpmd.org

Mrs. Karen Kielar kkielar@sjpmd.org

I have been working in the Archdiocese for thirty years. For over fourteen years, I have been part of the St. Joseph family. The office is a busy place every day of the year; parishioners come looking for help, and for information. I am responsible for making certain that this information is timely and accurate. I maintain our files, and ensure that our electronic database is accurate and complete. I am also responsible for recording all of the parish offertory collections, including the regular and special collections which happen each weekend, and I am the person responsible for coordinating our Christmas and Easter mailings, as well as special mailings.Additionally, I keep the records about all of the sacramental and census information about our parish families, such as confirmations, baptisms, weddings, and funerals.

Every day, I feel that I make St. Joe's a better place. I love working with the people on our parish staff on many different projects, communicating with the staffs of other area parishes, and the Archdiocese.